Merchandise wrapper



Dec. 5, 1933. o. HoRowl'rz MERCHANDISE WRAPP'ER Filed March 14, 1953 R O T N E V m BY K Wagga aymd;

ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 5, 1933 ini-"irse lerares PATENT OFFICE o MERCHANDISE WRAPPER Oscar Horowitz, New Rochelle, N. Y.. Application March 14, 1933. Serial No. -660,7??7 3 Claims. (Cl. 229-81) This invention relates tol improvements in merchandise receptacles or wrappers and has more particular relationto improvements in shirt holders or protectors, preferably construct- 5; ed of transparent material such as the so-called Cellophane The principal object of the invention is to provide a transparent protector, but at the same time allow for a sight andV touch inspection of v the article wrapped. v

A further object of the invention is tov provide a transparent shirt protector with a sight inspection opening so located in relation to the shirt that the fingers maybe introducedV to l5.Y grasp both back and front a single thickness of the material of which the shirt is fabricated.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specication, Y v l Figure 1 represents 4a back plan View of a mans shirt folded and wrapped in Cellophane with the sight and touch opening for inspection therein, 21 Y v Figure 2 'represents an end elevation, partly in section, illustrating the human fingers intro- 25 ducedthrough the inspection openingV for both sight and touch inspection.

'Previously it has been common practice to wrap a great many articles in Cellophane to protect them against damage or soiling and at 30, the same time allow a so-called inspection of the articles so Wrapped. However, many of these wrappers, especially such wrappers as enclosed mens shirts or other line fabrics, have been so applied to the shirts as to preclude any possibil- '3351 ity of a real examination or inspection being made of the shirt without iirst removing the wrapper. This practice has led to the oisting on the public of inferior grades of material for the reason that the lower grades of material .40' when inspected through the very brilliant Cellophane, have the appearance of high grade materials, and the real materials of quality are thus handicapped as they, when inspected through the Cellophane, do not indicate a 451 greater quality than-that indicated by the very poorest materials.

In testing the quality of fabrics, the customer invariably wishes to feel its thickness or weight and to visually inspect it as to its quality by 50. noting its silky appearance or the density of the weaving or the flexibility or stiffness.

Many materials of a cheaper nature are apu parently given permanent weight `by being v loaded with substances that apparently impart .50' weight but which are ordinarily removed after the material has been through the laundry. Such subterfuges for giving cheap materials the look of expensive materials cannot be detected when viewedthrough the ypolished Cellophane surface.Y In fact, such Cellophane entirely pre 60 cludes the inspection of the material as to its sheen or silky appearance, which as far as broadcloth is concerned, is an accompaniment of qual. ity, the cheaper broadcloths having no sheen whatever but a dull cotton look. A cheap shirt when viewed through the Cellophane hasy the same silky look that a real piece of vquality broadcloth would have in the same situation.

The objection of many customers in buying articles completely enclosed in Cellophane has now reached a point where such cus'tcmersrefuse to buy unless the package is broken in such a way as to give them a chance to feel land inf spect theiabric.v The great advantage of in` specting material of a shirt `has reached a point where the presentl applicant has j ust closed one order of 120,900 shirts enclosed in this apertured Cellophane wrapper. This order was closed principally on account of the fact that these high-grade shirts `were enclosed insuch manner that they could be completely inspected by the customer without disturbing the wrapper.

The relative arrangement of the wrapper with its inspectionropening and the shirt is such that if the portion of the shirt under the inspection opening should becomeslightly soiled by repeated handlings, this Will occupy a position on the shirt that would not show when the shirt was worn. Y v

By reference to Figure 1 it will be seen that 90, the shirt is folded into a parcel with the front covered by an unbroken front portion 21`of the Cellophane wrapper. This completely protects the iront of the shirt from any soiling, moisture or the like. The shirt is so doubled before being enclosed in .Cellophane as to bring the open front 20 of the same up the back. This is for the specific purpose of bringing the lower portion or the open front of the shirt which lies below the normal waistline of the wearer into a position to be viewed and inspected through the triangular opening 12 formed by the peculiar folding of the side naps 22 and the end iiaps 23 oi the Cellophane These side flaps and end naps are formed integral With the material of the iront 2l. The side flaps, in order to have a double thickness bounding the opening l2 are doubled back upon themselves as at 13 and 1li forming internal iiapslS and 14. This gives a double thickness with avdouble edge to the two sides of the triangular opening 12 and effectively prevents any tearing by constant inspection through the openings, as it is a well known fact that it is almost next to impossible to tear the double edge of Cellophane at least by ,ordinaryvpressure The top double edge 15 of the upper end flap 23 bounds the upper edge of the triangular opening and thus completes the double thickness doubled edge wall of the entire opening. To effect this result, the top end flap 23 is doubled over in a fold at 25 and extends down over the upper end of the side aps 22 as at 26 and 27, the triangular flap 15 being arranged between the two lines 26 and 27.

In-order that the adjoining parts of the aps 22 and 23 may be secured together, seals 18 and 19 are adhesively secured to the same at the points of intersection of these flaps, a seal 17 securing the two flaps 22 together where they overlap. The lower flap 23 extends up over the two side iiaps as at 29 and is also secured in position by the seal 17.

It will be seen from the above that the triangular area 12 is entirely surrounded by double Cellophane edges so that any stretching or disarrangernent 'of the edges of this opening will not vbe liable to tear the Cellophane as would be the case where the triangular opening is bounded by a raw edge of the cellophane By reference to Figure 2 it will be seen how the fingers may be passed through the opening 12 under the front flap 20 of the shirt and under the single thickness 10 of the shirt so that this single thickness may be pressed and felt between the fingers to' gauge its thickness and toV detect, if present, the weight adding fillers put in cheap materials. Further, by turning over the shirt, the customer may easily examine the sheen' or silky appearance of the fabric in determining its quality. This is especially true of broadcloth of which shirts are mostly constructed.

It will be seen from the foregoing that while Y the merchandise is fully protected in Ya Cellophane wrapper by applicants invention, the

greatest drawback to such an enclosure has' been obviated and the customer is enabled at any time to inspect through the wide opening 12 and to feel with his fingers to determine the quality, actual color, and other conditions of the material of which the shirt is manufactured. The inventor has thus obviated a very serious objection to the present Cellophane enclosure for shirts which precludes any possibility of the customer examining either by sight or touch the article he is buying except by looking through the Cellophane. In so examining the article through the Cellophane, he. is often misledv as to its quality, the highly finished surface of the Cellophane hiding the lack-lustre and other cotton characteristics of the fabric, and he isv only aware of the cheap quality shirt that he has purchased after he removes the Cellophane.

This is not a theoretical situation, but such deception is going on every day in completely enclosed cellophane wrapped merchandise.

What I claim is:

A1. In a Cellophane wrapper for shirts, the combination with side and end flaps so doubled as to leave an inspection opening bounded by doubled edges, of sealing means for securing the end and side flaps together. u

2. In a Cellophane wrapper for shirts, the combination with an unbroken front portion, of back, side and end flaps so formed as to leave an inspection opening having double walls', and securing means for fastening the side and end flaps together to form said opening. Y

3. Wrapper for shirts comprising a sheet of transparent material folded to deiine a flat shirt receiving envelope, the lines of fold bringing the free edges of said shirt to one side of' said envelope, the free edges of contiguous portions of Ysaid sheet being arranged to define 'an inspection opening, and means for securing adjacent contiguous portions together adjacent the meeting points of the free edges which bound said opening. Y

OSCAR HOROWIIZ.' 

